Scams

Warwickshire residents are being warned of a scam targeting people’s inboxes.

Fraudsters are calling the public and posing as members of a bank security team. The recipient of the call is asked to verify three large – and non-existent – sums paid using their debit card in various parts of the UK. The victim is then informed that their bank is supposedly investigating fraud occurring at their local branch.

https://www.journaloftradingstandards.co.uk/crime/bank-security-scam-call-emerges/

In just four months, the NCSC has removed over 300,000 URLs linking to investment scams with fake celebrity endorsements.

Scammers and fraudsters of all kinds will take advantage of disruption and State-enabled transfers designed to deal with the pandemic.

Action Fraud received 164 reports from users of the photo-sharing app who had fallen victim to fraudulent investment schemes in June alone.

During June 2020, Action Fraud received 164 reports from individuals falling victim to fraudulent investment schemes, commonly referred to as a ‘money flipping’ service offered by users on the Instagram social media platform. These reports have amounted to a combined financial loss of £358,809.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/164-instagram-users-report-losing-over-350000-to-investment-scams

Police have issued an alert after scores of Amazon Prime customers were targeted by fraudsters.

TV Licensing have now started sending letters to anyone aged 75+ asking them to either pay for their TV licence or apply for a free one.

Three men have been arrested for as part of a week of action against telephone fraud - in one case a woman from Warwick lost hundreds of pounds.

Criminals are preying on a worried public by tapping into their financial and health concerns about the coronavirus.